Elizabeth Shaw

print of Mansion House, Wellpark, Greenock. MacKenzie, David Maitland, 1800–1875 McLean Museum and Art Gallery - Inverclyde Council. image link

Biography

From http://clydesburn.blogspot.com/2012/04/well-park-greenock-home-of-e...

The home of Elizabeth Shaw, wife of Sir Hugh Montgomery

These photos are of Well Park which overlooks the cobbled area of Greenock town centre. The park was given to the people of the town by the Shaw family, an early member of which was Sir Hugh Montgomery's wife Elizabeth - the park is the former site of their castle, 'Wester Greenock'. Elizabeth was the brains of the Montgomery Ulster-Scots empire around Newtownards, but she died around 1623 or so. The old 1629 well shown below was built by the Shaws back home in Greenock; meanwhile Elizabeth's brother James Shaw built Ballygally Castle on the County Antri coast road in 1625. This excellent account of the history of Greenock says that it was Elizabeth's father John Shaw who built the first church in the town with permission from King James VI. And it's no surprise to read that '...In 1670 a French traveller, M. Jorevein de Rocheford, visited ‘Krinock' which he says is 'the town where the Scots post and packet boat starts for Ireland...'. The first history of Greenock is available here.

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomery,_1st_Viscount_Montg...

His sons included:

• Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery (d. 15 November 1642) of the Great Ards, eldest son and heir, who in 1623 married Lady Jean Alexander (d.1670), daughter of the 1st Earl of Stirling, by whom he had a son: Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Mount Alexander, an ancestor of the actress Flora Montgomery.
• Sir James Montgomery (born 1600) of Rosemount, County Down, Ireland, second son, a noted military commander. In 1649 he fled from Ireland on the approach of Oliver Cromwell and returned to Scotland, then went into exile in Holland

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Supporting data

http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/montgomery07.php

• a. Adam Montgomery, 5th of Braidstone (d before 15.05.1602) m. ?? Montgomery (dau of John Montgomery of Hessilhead (Haselheads))
  • (1) Sir Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards or Ardes or Airds (b c1560, d 15/25.05.1636) m1. (1587) Elizabeth Shaw (dd 11.1625, dau of John Shaw of Greenock)
    • (A) Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards (b c1597, d 15.11.1642) m. (1623) Jean Alexander (d 1670, dau of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling)
    • (B) Sir James Montgomery of Rosemount, co. Down (d 12.03.1651, Colonel) m1. (1631) Katharine Stewart (dau of Sir William Stewart) m2. Frances (St. Lawrence) (dau of Lord Howth by Jane Montgomerie)
    • (C) George Montgomery of Downbreaklie & Ballylessan (Ballylissan) (b c1606, d 1674) - continued below m. (1633) Grizel McDowel (d 1646, dau of Sir John McDowel or McDougall of Garthland)
    • (D) Mary Montgomery (d before 09.1636) m. Sir Robert Maclellan, Lord Kirkcudbright
    • (E) Jean Montgomery m. (1623) Patrick Savage of Portaferry
    • (F) Janet Montgomery m. Troilus Montgomerie m2. (c1625, sp) Sarah (dau of William, Lord Herries)

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https://chriswestancestryblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/the-shaws-of...

The family of John, the original Laird of Greenock, is described in Crawfurd’s A General History of the Shire of Renfrew (1818) (but he gives the wrong name for the “author of that branch of the Shaws of Ganoway in Ireland”. He was John, not Robert.) John the 1st Laird died around 1594 and the wardship of his children was granted to Hugh Montgomery, 6th Laird of Braidstane, who had married John’s daughter Elizabeth in 1587. Hugh found Montgomery spouses for three of the children (the heir James, second son Patrick and daughter Christian) and several of the Schaws joined him in Ireland where he was responsible, along with James Hamilton, for the Plantation of Down. He was created Viscount Montgomery of the Great Ards.